The Posse has three areas of responsibil-
and parades. They also provide a
Pioneer Day, Sheriff’s Day at the Ranch
ity, which are organized into teams.
Mounted Honor Guard to carry the United
and Law Enforcement Night in down-
These teams are Patrol, Search and
States Flag and California State Flag in
town San Luis Obispo.
Rescue, and Ceremonial. Organization
these organized parades or events.
into teams allows members to focus on one specific task, thereby raising the level of expertise in each area. Members may choose to participate in more than
Posse strives to provide a professional
separate functions throughout the
service to the County of San Luis Obispo.
County of San Luis Obispo, expending
Posse members contribute a great deal
1,097 man-hours. The Patrol Team par-
of their time, money and energy to their
ticipated in four events this year. The
community and fellow citizens. Their ser-
The Patrol Team’s purpose is to furnish a
most challenging of these events was
vice resulted in a number of positive
qualified mount and rider to provide
the mid-state fair in Paso Robles. This
public contacts, a closer relationship with
mounted assistance and support to exist-
event is spread out over a 12-day period,
other law enforcement entities and pre-
ing Sheriff’s patrols at community
with an attendance of over 363,000 peo-
sented a visible Sheriff’s Office presence
functions and during special operations.
ple. The Ceremonial Team participated in
throughout the county.
The Search and Rescue Team conducts
17 events. These events consisted of
one team.
mounted search and rescue operations in
local parades along with community
conjunction with other auxiliary units. The
functions such as Cops ‘n’ Kids Day,
Ceremonial Team provides positive public relations representation of the Sheriff’s Office to the community at public events
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The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s
In 2013, the Posse participated in 25
S a n L u i s O b i s p o C o u n t y S h e r i f f ’s o f f i c e